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Caxias do Sul vs Rio de Janeiro AQI Comparison

Side-by-side OpenAQ-derived air quality comparison for Caxias do Sul and Rio de Janeiro. Values use mapped daily PM2.5 and PM10 observations normalized to US EPA AQI.

Lower average AQI: Rio de Janeiro (2-pt gap)PM2.5: Caxias do Sul 14.5 ug/m3 · Rio de Janeiro 13.5 ug/m3

Source: OpenAQ local exports mapped to AQI Now cities; city summaries cover 2024-09-042024-12-31 and 2024-01-012024-12-31.

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Caxias do Sul vs Rio de Janeiro

Caxias do Sul

Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

54
PM2.5
14.5 ug/m3
PM10
15.5 ug/m3
Worst month
September
Trend
n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

52
PM2.5
13.5 ug/m3
PM10
36.0 ug/m3
Worst month
September
Trend
n/a

EPA category: Moderate

Lower average AQI in this selected period: Rio de Janeiro. Values are historical OpenAQ-derived city summaries, not live readings.

Yearly EPA AQI trend

0501002024Caxias do SulRio de Janeiro

Seasonal EPA AQI heatmap

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Caxias do Sul
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98
51
37
33
Rio de Janeiro
40
39
36
54
61
75
66
65
76
41
34
37

What this comparison measures

  • Average EPA AQI — city-level daily AQI values averaged across the OpenAQ coverage window.
  • PM2.5 and PM10 — mapped monitor concentrations aggregated to daily city averages.
  • Seasonality — worst and cleanest months from the monthly city rollups.
  • Trend — difference between the earliest and latest yearly AQI average in this build.
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